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Bottom line. Ninni nin nin should know that people are not going to let their PP protections expire. They have two options:

-Get the stuff delivered before the 6mo are up.

-Refund their order then send them an invoice for a new order thus re-starting the 6mo clock.

I hops a TON of people cancel their orders and leave Ninni nin ni with a ton of stock on their hands. From what I am seeing the GBP combo packs are not flying off the shelves. And going for pretty cheap on places like feeBay, etc.

33 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Eh, the current prices are only about $150 over the MSRP of $500.

I just thought of something. I'm half speaking out of my butt here so bear with me. Weren't there 2+ releases of those? There was one release that was "really gold!" and then a later release(s) that are not as gold-y?

I was under the impression that the OG "super gold" ones went for pretty big bucks.

IMO the newer gold doesn't look nearly as good. It looks more like paint.

54 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Speaking of 1/18 car collections, I don't get many but just got this long awaited, highly anticipated model:

You have a 1:1 scale of this too right?

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Shoot. Really? I thought those can be opened on the 962. It would be nice though to expose the engine.

 

I imagine that you can with some. Just not this one. 

Got notification that BBTS shipped my ThreeZero Unit 01 and 02 as well as the Robot Spirits 02a today.

27 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

You know what, I have to admit that I got too tired of seeing too much Unicorn figures and merchandise since the OAV. But since I don't own a GFFMC versions of it, I'll bite a Metal Build Unicorn and Banshee. As long that it featured the original Psycommu colors and not the Green one. Phenex on the other hand, nope. 

 

I got a PG Unicorn so I don'y have a need for a MB. But if I didn't have the PG I would be all over a MB Unicorn.

I'm not a fan of the Phenex either.......except for the electroplated PG and put the shields on the arms opposed to it's back. That's a really striking look. Alas, those kits are a FURTUNE. And I don't like it that much.

4 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Might be a side-effect of shipping in battroid form. More stress on the joint that way, whereas in fighter there's a few more pegs holding everything together.

True story.

5 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Ok... see...THOSE two things are why the good lord above didn't make me rich...LOL. I would have an air force of cool SH*T like that!!!! 

Yes, I would have all sorts of dumb stuff like that!

And if I was rich enough a real one!

"Dude, you bought a helicopter?"

"Yep"

"What is it?"

"It's Airwolf"

'Wait, what?!?!"

12 hours ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said:

Just an FYI,  I recently spied some SDF Macross t-shirts at Hot topic.    These did not appear to have Robotech emblazoned anywhere which surprised me.     If your looking for Macross T's its worth checking out.

I think the real question here is what were you doing in a Hot Topic? Lose a bet?

4 hours ago, betocc said:

I received a couple of Arnored VF-1Js from Okiniland and one of them is broken 😪

Have you had a similar experience with Okini? I'm going to fill a RMA and see what happens, hopefully I'm able to return it and get a new one since they have stock at the moment of writing this.

Any advice?

I'm surprised this isn't more common really. I imagine that these would be a pretty good part to have available 3D printed.

5 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Thanks for the info @sqidd. I think that's the same brand that the Porsche 959 Paris Dakar that I was checking back then. But it's in 1/43 scale. And at this point, I really don't want to start another line of collectibles so I'm somehow just looking and you posting that 962 makes me want to cry. Hahaha!  

By the way, how big is 1:1 Countach? 

 

It's kind of disappointing that $100 doesn't buy you an opening engine compartment, doors, etc. It's a great looking car though. I suppose that along with the accurate livery is where the money went (I imagine they have to pay for the livery).

I hear you on not needing to collect something else. I'm pretty sure I won't be going down this rabbit hole though.

That 1:1 Countach was almost as big as a real one!

The Movies That Made Us has new episodes on NF. One of them is Robocop. I didn't know that ED-209 was based on the Glaug.

2 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Smart is for dummies!

Duh!

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Ooooh. Love this since the 80's.  

Can I ask how much this one costs and what brand? Thanks!

 

It's a Minichamps so on the higher end of the 1/18 stuff. Not too bad though. I found it on feeBay for $106 shipped.

I'm new to the 1/18 stuff. Especially the race car replicas. The livery has a lot to do with the price/value. If it's a famous driver(s) and in a livery that won a race or championship that seems to drive the price up. 

I don't know if some of these die cast cars are distributed/sold Bandai style where they make one run and then no more. Hence driving the cost up. It seems like it may be that way on some of the cars.

I was looking for a 80's Lamborghini Chountach LP400S but the two better ones (AUTOart and Kyosho) go for stupid money. $400-800. Then I ran across a PO on Kyosho re-releasing theirs in red (perfect) for I think it was $150 or so??? The Kyosho looks a wee bit better in the proportions than the AUTOart. But the AUTOart is actually more accurate to the real car.

Kicking myself for not buying the 1:1 Countach LP500S I was offered in 2004 for...............................$47,000. No one wanted them back then. Now they go for silly money.

3 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I did some search and that gigantic 1/5 Airwolf RC complete set almost cost around $15K USD.  From RCHelicopterFun:

 

If I flew it.....it would be a $15K pile of scrap!

3 hours ago, Special Sauce said:

Those are all awesome options but it would be Smokey and the Bandit for me 😁

That's where I'm leaning.

Another 1/18 today. Porsche 962

3 hours ago, Special Sauce said:

That Trans-Am was my favorite car as a kid.  Still kinda is.......

Me too!

I have one full blown project car left in me. I'm not sure what I want to do. The current choices are:

-77' Bandit Trans Am restomod with a big inch LS with a blower, 6 speed manual, big brakes, big suspension, etc. All the amenaties, etc. I'd probably use a 77' AT nad a recent Camaro (wrecked) as the donor. 

-67' Ford F-100 made into an extenda cab on a custom tube chassis sporting a 800rwhp GT500 motor and one of the 10 speed auto's out of the new Mustangs. Again, all the amenities. Something that would be nice to drive cross country.

-Mad Max Interceptor replica with a 800rwhp GT500 drivetrain in it. And again, all the amenities. 

If I was smart I'd sell all of the motors, transmissions, blowers, rear ends, etc I have and get a 2020+ GT500 Track Pack and leave it stock. Or a C8 Corvette.....and leave it stock. I'm not smart though.

10 hours ago, leeboo1211 said:

Not sure, but I think it's illegal in 69 countries... 

1 hour ago, peter said:

 

And only $45000

6 minutes ago, Froy said:

Wait. I think this is illegal...

Not in my house.........if you know what I mean.

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Jet Ski for Marvel Legends Mobius.

Only Kawasaki makes Jet Ski's.

7 hours ago, General Rasp said:

To those who have posted that you aren't receiving email notifications/updates about new posts I have a solution, the same thing was happening to me.

Like others have posted, double check your notification settings. After that unfollow the thread completely, wait 24 hours, then re-follow the thread. Not sure if you need to wait 24 hours but it worked to get notifications back for this thread. I recommend updating your notification settings first because changes will not affect the discussions you are currently following, only new ones that you follow after the changes. 

Apologizes for the off-topic. Feel free to tag this to the appropriate discussion. 

I turned notifications off on everything I follow a long time ago. I have a shortcut that takes me to the page that shows me what threads I'm following. The ones with new posts are in bold. I did it so I could avoid having a billion notifications in my email to clear out.

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3 hours ago, tekering said:

That's precisely why I asked, see.  That's how the kit was designed; those light grey parts are molded in that color, just as the two-toned yellow boxes on the hip skirts are, and the vac-metallized silver on the back of the knees, and the shiny gold of the vulcan cannons on the head...  If he did paint it, he painted every part exactly the same color the kit came molded in!  🤨

It doesn't reflect the animation, or any of the video game renders, or any other Gundam reference material.  It's a distinct color breakdown unique to the Perfect Grade Unleashed, intended to provide depth and detail without requiring any actual painting.  That's exactly how the stock kit looks -- with all the stickers applied -- and painted versions I've seen locally don't look like that.

I mean, if you're happy with the aesthetic, I suppose it doesn't matter if anything was actually painted or not...  I just want to make sure you're getting what you paid for.

He gave me the option of weathering, battle damage, etc. I said I wanted to keep it really clean and vibrant. He did exactly what I asked him to do. Did I ask him to do the right thing? Who knows.

He did paint every surface. I know tat for sure. I could see it happening in the progress pics. He also sent me samples of the red and blue so I could pick the exact ones I wanted to have him use.

The "stickers" are some sort of "holographic" water slides. He didn't use the supplied ones.

He's doing Char's Zaku II next. I'm having him go for a more weathered/beat up look on that one.

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